Background: Chronic liver disease is a highly prevalent illness globally and in Pakistan as well. The current study was designed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) in hospitalized patients. Methods and materials: Agha khan University anxiety and depression scale (AKUADS), a questionnaire developed natively in Urdu language, was the instrument used for the study. Admitted patients with the diagnosis of chronic liver disease at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore were invited to take part in the study. A total of 107 patients volunteered to take part in the study (29.9% females) from February 2018 to November 2018. Descriptive statistics was employed to report the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in the study population and independent samples T-test was used to analyze the gender difference between the participants. Results: All study participants scored above the cut-off score of 20 on AKUADS. No significant gender difference was seen among the study participants on mean AKUADS scores. Conclusions: The prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders is very high in patients with CLD. These patients should be assessed for the presence of depressive and anxiety symptoms on a frequent and routine basis. Recognition and treatment of depressive and anxiety symptoms at an early stage may lead to avoidance of many adverse outcomes related to CLD. Keywords: Depression, Anxiety, Chronic liver disease
Background: Previous research on the prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has shown a high prevalence of both types of disorders. The aims of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression in anxiety disorders in CKD patients admitted at a tertiary care facility in Lahore, Pakistan. Materials and methods: All admitted patients at one of the medical wards at Jinnah hospital Lahore from December 2018 to December 2019 with a diagnosis of CKD were invited to participate in this study. Aga khan university anxiety and depression scale was used to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders. Results: All patients scored above the cut-off points of 19 on the AKUADS. The mean score of study participants on AKUADS was 46 (range of possible scores from 0 to 75). There was no statistically significant difference between male and female study participants on AKUADS scores. Conclusions: The prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders in patients with CKD is extremely high in the Pakistani population. The possible reasons for this high prevalence could be physical morbidities, lack of appropriate treatment facilities, financial burden, loss of bread winning roles as well as reduced quality of life associated with CKD. Keywords: Depression, Anxiety, Chronic kidney disease
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